Archway Tower

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had with the Office of the Public Guardian on future employment at Archway Tower, London, N19; and if he will make a statement.

Bridget Prentice: The Chief Executive and Public Guardian continues to provide me with regular updates on the progress of the OPG's change plans, including those for the Archway Tower office.
	Archway Tower currently has three occupiers: the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), the Court of Protection (administered by Her Majesty's Courts Service) and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). The OPG's plans concerning its future operating model and structure are distinct from the ongoing activities of the Court and CAFCASS.
	It has become increasingly clear that the success of the Mental Capacity Act will continue to generate very significant future demand for the services of the OPG. As a result, the OPG has begun developing its strategy to ensure it is able to offer a high quality service to all of its customers: both now as well as in the future. To enable this strategy, it is planning to move OPG business progressively out of London in order to meet its customers' needs on a more efficient, effective and sustainable footing in the medium to long term.
	OPG engages actively with staff and trade unions about its change plans as they develop, particularly where they have a direct impact on teams and individuals. All work force change will be managed in line with the Ministry of Justice work force change policies, as agreed with trade unions.

Departmental Carbon Emissions

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions from offices in his Department in  (a) 2006-07 and  (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff.

Michael Wills: The Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007, this answer gives the estimate of the carbon dioxide emissions from offices for the year 2007-08. The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide information of carbon dioxide emissions from offices for 2006-07 without incurring disproportionate costs.
	The estimate the Ministry of Justice made of (i) total carbon dioxide emissions from its offices was 12,043 tonnes and (ii) per full-time equivalent (FTEs) member of staff was 3.2 tonnes based upon 3,741 FTEs. This information is for Ministry of Justice headquarters only as all other parts of the estate have non-office buildings within their returns.

Departmental Carbon Emissions

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport used for administrative operations by his Department in  (a) 2006-07 and  (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff.

Michael Wills: The Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007, this answer gives the total figures for 2007-08. The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide an estimate of carbon dioxide emissions for road-based transport in 2006-07 without incurring disproportionate costs.
	The estimated amount of carbon emissions arising from road-based travel for administrative operations for the year 2007-08 was 9,789.7 tonnes CO2. The figure per full-time equivalent (FTEs) member of staff in 2007-08 was 0.1 tonnes CO2 based upon 93,385 FTEs (core Department plus Executive agencies).

Departmental Carbon Emissions

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel by staff in his Department in  (a) 2006-07 and  (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff.

Michael Wills: The Ministry of Justice was created in May 2007, this answer gives the figure for 2007-08. The Ministry of Justice is unable to provide the carbon dioxide emissions from air travel by staff in 2006-07 without incurring disproportionate costs.
	The estimate the Ministry of Justice made of (i) total carbon emissions arising from air travel by staff in 2007-08 was 1,139 tonnes CO2e and (ii) per full-time equivalent (FTEs) member of staff was 0.012 tonnes CO2e based upon 93,385 FTEs (core Department plus Executive agencies).

Legal Aid

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  how many defendants were unrepresented cases heard in each magistrates' court in each of the last three years;
	(2)  what estimate he has made of the likely change in the number of unrepresented defendants as a result of the recent changes in the rules on eligibility for legal aid;
	(3)  how many representations he received in response to his recent consultation on means testing in Crown court cases; and how many of those submissions were  (a) in support of and  (b) against the introduction of such testing.

Bridget Prentice: Currently no data is collected from the magistrates courts about numbers of unrepresented defendants.
	There have been no recent changes to the rules on eligibility for criminal legal aid. Moreover, the introduction of means testing will not alter eligibility for legal aid in the Crown courts. Everyone who applies to be legally aided in the Crown court will be granted it. There is however a risk that the introduction of means testing to the Crown court will result in an increase in unrepresented defendants, as some people may decide to represent themselves rather than pay a contribution. This issue will be carefully monitored during the 'early adopter' phase and as part of the post-implementation review following national roll out.
	The recent consultation on Crown court means testing received a total of 48 responses. Over two thirds of respondents (34 in all) either explicitly supported or implied in their comments that they supported the principle that those who can afford to pay towards their defence costs should be asked to do so.

Prisoner Escapes

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2009,  Official Report, column 1339W, on prisoner escorts: prisoner escapes, for what offences each of the 13 prisoners who are still at large had been convicted.

Maria Eagle: Key performance indicator escapes from Prison Service escorts have fallen since 2002-03, with current low levels sustained for some years. This is despite considerable increases in population over the same period. The following table shows a breakdown of the 13 prisoner's still unlawfully at large by offence type.
	
		
			  Offence type of prisoners unlawfully at large following an escape from escort, April 2004 to March 2008 
			  Offence type  Total figure 
			 Drug offences 1 
			 Burglary 5 
			 Conspiracy to murder 1 
			 Theft 2 
			 Breach of community order 1 
			 Actual Bodily Harm 1 
			 Driving while disqualified 1 
			 Wounding with intent: GBH 1 
		
	
	These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.
	Figures on escapes from escort contractors and a range of other prison performance statistics are available at:
	http://www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/assets/documents/10004425category_a_escapes_jan_09.pdf

Probation

Roger Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many  (a) probation officers and  (b) probation service officers were employed by Dyfed Powys Probation Area at 31 March in each of the last five financial years.

Maria Eagle: The following table shows the numbers of Probation Officers and Probation Service Officers in post in the Dyfed Powys Probation Trust on 31 March in each of the last five financial years:
	
		
			   Probation Officers( 1)  Probation Service Officers( 2) 
			 2003-04 43.7 36.2 
			 2004-05 46.7 39.9 
			 2005-06 46.3 50.0 
			 2006-07 49.8 53.3 
			 2007-08(3) 51.1 47.0 
			 (1) Probation Officer figures include Senior Probation Officers, Senior Practitioners and Probation Officers. (2) Probation Services Officers figures include Probation Services Officers and Treatment Managers. (3) The information provided has yet to be published and may therefore be subject to minor amendment upon publication.  Notes: Figures are shown as full time equivalents. Figures for the year 2008-09 are not yet available. The figures presented are full time equivalent which take into account part-time staff. Total probation staffing (expressed as full time equivalents) was up from 13,968 in 1997 to 20,869 by June 2007 a 49 per cent. increase over the period. This is also in the context of a 70 per cent. increase in probation funding in real terms over the last 10 years and an increase of more than a third in staff.

Probation: Hampshire

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what budget was allocated to the Hampshire probation area in each of the last five years.

Maria Eagle: The resource budget allocations for Hampshire probation area for 2004-5 to 2008-09 are shown in the following table.
	As a result of changes to the budget allocation methodology, plus Machinery of Government changes and accounting methodology changes, it is difficult to compare figures over a long period.
	
		
			  Hampshire probation area end-year budgets 
			   Revenue (£000) 
			 2008-09 25,614 
			 2007-08 24,338 
			 2006-07 23,057 
			 2005-06 21,872 
			 2004-05 20,026

Probation: Hampshire

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many  (a) probation service officers and  (b) probation officers there were in the Hampshire probation area in each of the last five years.

Maria Eagle: The following table shows the numbers of Probation Officers and Probation Service Officers in post in Hampshire Probation Area on 31 March in each of the last five financial years:
	
		
			   Probation Officers( 1)  Probation Service Officers( 2) 
			 2003-04 178.6 125.4 
			 2004-05 (1)88.9 121.1 
			 2005-06 194.9 156.8 
			 2006-07 195.0 179.6 
			 2007-08(3) 185.7 192.4 
			 (1) Probation Officer figures include Senior Probation Officers, Senior Practitioners, Practice Development Assessors and Probation Officers. (2) Probation Services Officers figures include Probation Services Officers and Treatment Managers. (3) The information provided has yet to be published and may therefore be subject to minor amendment upon publication.  Notes: Figures are shown as full time equivalents. Figures for the year 2008-09 are not yet available. The figures presented are full time equivalent which take into account part time staff.

Reoffenders: Hampshire

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-offending rate for offenders in each age group in the Hampshire probation area was in each of the last five years.

Maria Eagle: The local reoffending figures are produced by aggregating the data of four snapshots of the probation caseload at the end of each quarter. Therefore the number of offenders quoted in the following table is approximately four times the number of offenders on the caseload at any one time.
	
		
			  Local adult reoffending rates for Hampshire 
			  Reoffending period covered by cohort  Number of offenders  Actual reoffending rate (percentage) 
			 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008 19,460 9.69 
			 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 19,665 9.83 
		
	
	The local reoffending rate is not broken down by age band.
	Local adult reoffending rates by probation area are not available for periods prior to 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008.
	Further details on local adult reoffending is available at:
	http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/docs/local-adult-reoffending-2008-ii-pdf

Archaeology

Colin Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department takes to ensure the preservation of archaeological and cultural heritage sites on land it owns; and if he will make a statement.

Kevan Jones: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has formally adopted the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Protocol for the Care of the Government Historic Estate (2003) and 'The Disposal of Historic Buildings (1999)'. This approach supports the effective management and sustainable conservation of all its heritage assets, balanced against the delivery of defence capability.
	Performance measurement on the condition of heritage assets is reported on a biennial basis within MOD's Heritage Report. The 2005-07 report is available on the Defence Estates website found at the following link:
	http://www.defence-estates.mod.uk/publications/corporate/MODHeritageReport2005-2007final.pdf
	There are three aspects of the management of these assets: management and maintenance of the estate; new construction; and liaison with other Government Departments.
	On management and maintenance, the condition of all listed buildings and scheduled monuments is assessed on a four and five year basis respectively. Recommendations are integrated into maintenance and management plans for the asset concerned. Where an asset is considered to be at risk we develop a strategy in conjunction with our heritage partners, local planning authorities and customers.
	A sustainability appraisal is undertaken for each new estate construction project. Heritage issues are managed as part of the design and construction process. Relevant planning consents are obtained in accordance with heritage legislation.
	A formal engagement framework is in place covering liaison with statutory heritage bodies, but we also discuss specific cases with them. As a major stakeholder in the heritage sector, the MOD has also contributed to the development of wider policy and legislation in this area, including the Heritage Protection Bill and the Government's Vision Statement of the Historic Environment.
	The Department's 2007-09 Heritage Report is due to be published in the next few months and a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.

Armed Forces: Training

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the  (a) percentage and  (b) actual shortfall of each equipment type used for pre-deployment training is.

Bill Rammell: The pre-deployment training inventory of equipment includes hundreds of items ranging from existing core holdings to those procured specifically for current operations. A breakdown to the level asked in the question would incur disproportionate cost. It is, however, possible to provide representative figures for major classes of equipment:
	 Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) equipment
	Availability ranges from above 90 per cent. for small arms to below 50 per cent. for complex items such as night vision equipment and Osprey body armour. The situation continues to improve; 75 per cent. of the funded requirement is expected to be met by December 2009 and 100 per cent. by mid-2010.
	 Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR) procured vehicles
	The availability of these new types of vehicles is improving from the current figure of just below 50 per cent. As the pace of delivery increases this year, at least 80 per cent. of the funded training fleet for Mastiff, Ridgback and Jackal are expected to be available by November and 100 per cent. is expected to be available by mid-2010.
	 Existing vehicles modified to Theatre Entry Standard (TES)
	Vehicles such as Panther, Viking, CVR(T) and Warrior come from the existing fleet of vehicles; there is no shortage for training and crews and users are largely already qualified and practised in their use. There are some shortages in the number of vehicles specifically modified to TES; availability ranges from below 50 per cent. (CVR(T)) to nearly 60 per cent. (Panther).
	Our priority has always been to get new equipment to the front line as quickly as possible for use by personnel facing the greatest danger. However, we have looked to ensure that sufficient new equipment is provided for troops during pre-deployment training so that they can use it safely and effectively on arrival in theatre. We have recently introduced measures to reinforce this, and all new Urgent Operational Business cases now include a clear requirement that sufficient numbers of pre deployment vehicles be procured and delivered for training before they are deployed operationally.

Departmental Energy

Gregory Barker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much  (a) electricity and  (b) gas was used (i) on his Department's estate and (ii) by his Department's agencies in each year from 2004-05 to 2008-09.

Kevan Jones: This information is not held in the format requested. However, the Ministry of Defence's annual consumption data for electricity and gas for the period 2004-05 to 2007-08 are provided in the following table:
	
		
			  KWh (weather corrected) 
			   Electricity  Gas 
			 2004-05 2,012,300,237 4,162,748,822 
			 2005-06 1,854,817,283 3,643,914,281 
			 2006-07 1,827,263,259 3,551,585,995 
			 2007-08 1,777,378,124 3,076,839,697 
		
	
	The 2008-09 consumption figures for electricity and gas are not yet available but will be reported later in the year in the Sustainable Operations on Government Estate return.
	The figures quoted in the table reflect conversion factors applied by the Office of Government Commerce.

Departmental Equipment

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of equipment procured by his Department was produced in the UK in each year since 1997.

Quentin Davies: We do not hold information on the proportion of equipment produced in the UK.
	We have, however, produced an estimate of the proportion of MOD equipment expenditure spent with UK prime contractors. This information is set out in the table. Information prior to 2002-03 is not held in the format requested.
	
		
			  Financial year  Percentage MOD equipment expenditure with UK industry 
			 2002-03 84 
			 2003-04 83 
			 2004-05 81 
			 2005-06 81 
			 2006-07 80 
			  Note: VAT exclusive at current prices (£ million).  Source: DASA analysis of data contained in "Table 1.9 and 1.9a of UK Defence Statistics".

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many anti-social behaviour orders Newtownabbey Borough Council applied for in each year since 2004.

Paul Goggins: The hon. Gentleman may wish to write to the chief executive of the Council for this information.

Police Service of Northern Ireland: Reserve Forces

Laurence Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his policy is on the retention of a reserve police force in Northern Ireland.

Paul Goggins: The Government accepted the recommendations of the Patten Commission that there should be an enlarged part-time reserve, with additional officers coming from areas where there was under-representation, and it remains committed to that aim recruitment to the PTR is primarily a matter for the Chief Constable in consultation with the Policing Board.
	At the same time, the Government accepted Patten's recommendation, echoing the Royal Ulster Constabulary's own Fundamental Review, that the full-time reserve should be phased out, if the security situation allowed. A programme of severance was negotiated and agreed so that all officers will have left the service by 31 March 2011.
	The Chief Constable's assessments of policing needs and of the security situation, inform his decision about the number of full-time reserve officers that is required at any time. The Chief Constable last week recommended that, following his recent review, the current programme of phasing out of the FTR should continue.

Domestic Violence

Doug Naysmith: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what contribution the Government Equalities Office has made to the cross-Government consultation, Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls; and what steps her Office is taking to ensure adequate funding for specialist voluntary sector organisations dealing with violence against women.

Michael Jabez Foster: Government Equalities Office is closely involved with the Cross-Government consultation Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls', as is my Department's advisory NDPB, the Women's National Commission.
	Government expect the majority of funding to specialist voluntary sector organisations dealing with violence against women to come from local bodies, such as local councils and health bodies. In general, funding decisions for local services are determined by local commissioners who are well-placed to identify local needs. Addressing domestic and sexual violence will be a key priority in helping local partnerships to deliver fully on the Public Service Agreement requirements.
	The 'Together We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls' consultation closed on 29 May, 2009. A key theme for consultation was the promotion of better consistency and quality of provision of services for victims of violence against women and girls. This work will be taken forward during development of a cross-Government strategy.

Males: Domestic Violence

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many centres for male victims of domestic violence have been opened in each month in each of the last five years.

Michael Jabez Foster: The provision of services to victims of domestic violence is a local issue; local decision makers are best placed to assess local needs. The majority of services are delivered through local providers who are supported and funded by local bodies, such as local councils and health organisations. As such, the Government do not collect information centrally on the number of services available for victims of domestic violence.
	However, the Government do take the issue of domestic violence very seriously and since 1997 has taken significant steps to combat it. The Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act was designed to be deliberately gender neutral and we expect all victims of domestic violence to be taken seriously by all services. The Government are funding a Men's Advice Line (0808 801 0327) which has been specifically set up to support male victims of domestic violence.
	In addition, the Specialist Domestic Violence Court (SDVC) programme has continued to expand and the Government is committed to increasing the number of SDVCs to 128 by 2011. Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences are currently operational in over 200 areas, and will be rolled out nationally by 2011. Furthermore, in 2008-09 we provided over £6 million to support the roll-out of Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACs).

Coal Health Compensation Scheme

Michael Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many people are receiving assistance under the Coal Health Compensation Scheme.

David Kidney: There are two coal health compensation schemes. The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Scheme (COPD) and the Vibration White Finger scheme (VWF). The Department received over 760,000 claims in total of which 740,000 have been settled as at March 2009.
	There were 592,000 claims registered under the COPD scheme. Of these, over 570,000 have been settled. For VWF, there were 170,000 claims registered, of which 169,000 claims have been settled.
	The COPD scheme is due to be substantially completed on 30 November 2009 and the VWF scheme is substantially completed.

Fuel Poverty: Elderly

Nigel Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what programmes his Department operates to provide assistance to the elderly in fuel poverty; when each was instituted; and how much has been spent under each such programme in each of the last 10 years.

Joan Ruddock: holding answer 11 June 2009
	 The Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) (1 April 2008-31 March 2011) is the third three-year cycle of the supplier obligation which began on 1 April 2002 (then known as the Energy Efficiency Commitment). This policy places a carbon saving obligation on the main household gas and electricity suppliers. Suppliers are obligated to achieve a percentage of their carbon saving target (this is at least 40 per cent. in CERT) in a priority group of low income and elderly households. The priority group includes all households with a person aged 70 and over. We do not have powers to oblige suppliers to report their expenditure. However, through independent studies commissioned for cost benefit purposes, we estimate that 60 per cent. of suppliers' expenditure goes to the priority group. We estimate that over the nine years of the obligation, some £2.7 billion will be invested by suppliers in meeting their priority group obligations.
	The Warm Front is the Government's main scheme for tackling fuel poverty and was instituted in 2000. The Scheme has spent in excess of £2 billion on a range of energy efficiency measures including insulation and central heating. Since 2005, over half of the scheme's total budget has been spent on assisting those over the age of 60. The table shows the breakdown of spending in each year for this phase of the scheme. Figures for the last scheme year (2008-09) are not yet available. It is worth noting that in the 2007-08 scheme year alone, over £37 million of the total was spent on helping those over the age of 81.
	
		
			  Scheme year  Measures spend on clients 60+ (£)  Proportion of total measures spend on clients 60+ (percentage) 
			 2005-06 105,750,589.31 56 
			 2006-07 177,189,810.76 56 
			 2007-08 196,754,669.07 56 
		
	
	The total spend in each year since the scheme was instituted is shown as follows:
	
		
			   Total spend (£ million) 
			 2000-01 72 
			 2001-02 197 
			 2002-03 163 
			 2003-04 164 
			 2004-05 166 
			 2005-06 192 
			 2006-07 320 
			 2007-08 350 
			 2008-09 397

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

James Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what the level of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK was in each year since 1997; and what the percentage change from 1997 was in each year.

Joan Ruddock: The latest 2007 estimates of greenhouse gas emissions were published on 3 February 2009. DEFRA is currently publishing the DECC climate change statistics and the 2007 Final UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions National Statistics can be found at the following web address:
	http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/statistics/globatmos/index.htm
	The following table shows total greenhouse gas emissions 1997-2007 and also carbon dioxide emissions 1997-2007. Percentage changes in emissions for each year are also shown. These figures have been compiled from the DECC Final UK Greenhouse Gas Emissions National Statistics.
	
		
			  Changes in all greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide emissions 1997  to  2007 
			  Million tonnes CO 2  equivalent 
			   Net CO 2  emissions (emissions minus removals )  Percentage change from 1997  Total greenhouse gas emissions (Kyoto basket)  Percentage change from 1997 
			 1997 551.6 — 709.8 — 
			 1998 553.6 0 705.4 -1 
			 1999 543.0 -2 672.7 -5 
			 2000 551.1 0 674.7 -5 
			 2001 562.5 2 678.2 -4 
			 2002 544.9 -1 656.4 -8 
			 2003 556.2 1 661.1 -7 
			 2004 555.9 1 658.6 -7 
			 2005 553.2 0 652.8 -8 
			 2006 551.1 0 647.9 -9 
			 2007 542.6 -2 636.6 -10 
			  Notes: 1. Figures for carbon dioxide include the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF), but exclude emissions from UK Overseas Territories. 2. The Kyoto basket total differs slightly from sum of individual pollutants above as the basket uses a narrower definition for the Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry sector (LULUCF), and includes emissions from UK Overseas Territories. 3. The entire time series is revised each year to take account of methodological improvements in the UK emissions inventory. 4. Emissions are presented as carbon dioxide equivalent in line with international reporting and carbon trading. To convert Carbon dioxide into carbon equivalents, divide figures by 44/12.  5. Figures shown do not include any adjustment for the effect of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS), which was introduced in 2005.

Low Carbon Buildings Programme

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many certified installers of each type of technology under the Low Carbon Building Programme there were in each region of the UK in each month since the programme began; and if he will make a statement.

David Kidney: Currently there are over 250 installer companies registered to carry out work under the Low Carbon Buildings Programme (LCBP). More installer companies are in the process of being assessed.
	Data collected by Low Carbon Buildings Programme managers are now held by month, by technology and by region (see table). These data reflect where installer companies are willing to work and not where they are based.
	A list of certified installers by company address, technology, the region they can operate in (but not by month) is available on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme website at:
	http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/info/installers/find/installerfind
	
		
			  Numbers of LCBP installers per region 
			   Region 
			  Technology  Eastern  East Midlands  London  North East  North West  South East  South West  West Midlands  Yorks and Humber  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Wales 
			  September 2006 
			 Solar PV 29 32 36 24 27 35 33 35 26 22 22 29 
			 Solar Thermal 70 73 76 62 68 96 91 77 61 45 64 68 
			 Wind Turbines 32 34 31 34 36 33 35 36 32 31 35 35 
			 GSHP 27 26 25 29 30 28 30 26 26 33 34 26 
			 Hydro 11 11 10 11 13 9 10 11 10 9 14 11 
			 Biomass Boiler 19 22 21 20 24 21 25 25 23 22 20 27 
			 Biomass Stoves 12 15 14 11 15 14 18 18 14 15 12 20 
			  
			  December 2006 
			 Solar PV 18 21 23 18 21 23 25 26 20 17 15 24 
			 Solar Thermal 94 89 93 74 79 116 110 92 71 54 73 79 
			 Wind Turbines 37 39 36 40 41 38 40 43 38 36 40 41 
			 GSHP 30 28 27 31 32 30 32 29 28 35 35 29 
			 Hydro 11 11 10 11 13 9 10 11 10 9 14 11 
			 Biomass Boiler 24 28 26 29 31 27 30 31 30 27 28 33 
			 Biomass Stoves 17 21 19 20 22 20 23 23 21 19 20 25 
			  
			  April 2007 
			 Solar PV 33 36 39 29 32 39 39 40 31 23 24 35 
			 Solar Thermal 111 113 113 89 97 138 134 111 91 60 95 95 
			 Wind Turbines 50 53 48 53 54 49 50 56 52 43 54 51 
			 GSHP 40 38 36 41 44 39 43 38 37 41 47 39 
			 Hydro 12 12 11 12 14 10 11 12 11 10 15 12 
			 Biomass Boiler 30 35 32 33 36 33 36 37 35 29 35 39 
			 Biomass Stoves 23 28 25 24 26 25 28 28 26 21 26 30 
			  
			  June 2008 
			 Solar PV 63 63 63 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 
			 Solar Thermal 149 149 150 150 150 149 149 149 149 149 150 149 
			 Wind Turbines 64 64 64 63 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 
			 GSHP 56 56 56 55 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 56 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 35 
			 Biomass Stoves 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 
			  
			  September 2008 
			 Solar PV 69 69 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 
			 Solar Thermal 153 152 154 153 153 152 152 152 152 152 153 152 
			 Wind Turbines 67 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 
			 GSHP 60 60 60 59 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 34 
			 Biomass Stoves 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 28 
			  
			  October 2008 
			 Solar PV 69 69 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 
			 Solar Thermal 154 153 154 155 154 153 153 153 153 153 154 153 
			 Wind Turbines 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 
			 GSHP 61 61 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 61 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 32 
			 Biomass Stoves 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 26 
			  
			  November 2008 
			 Solar PV 74 74 74 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 
			 Solar Thermal 163 162 164 164 164 162 .162 162 163 162 163 162 
			 Wind Turbines 67 67 67 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 
			 GSHP 66 66 66 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 34 33 
			 Biomass Stoves 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 27 
			  
			  December 2008 
			 Solar PV 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 
			 Solar Thermal 167 166 168 168 168 166 166 166 167 166 168 166 
			 Wind Turbines 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 
			 GSHP 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 34 
			 Biomass Stoves 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 28 
			  
			  January 2009 
			 Solar PV 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 82 
			 Solar Thermal 176 175 177 177 177 175 175 175 176 175 177 175 
			 Wind Turbines 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 
			 GSHP 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 80 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 38 37 
			 Biomass Stoves 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 32 31 
			  
			  February 2009 
			 Solar PV 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 
			 Solar Thermal 180 180 182 182 182 181 181 180 181 180 182 180 
			 Wind Turbines 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 77 
			 GSHP 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 84 84 84 84 84 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 39 38 
			 Biomass Stoves 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 33 32 
			  
			  March 2009 
			 Solar PV 89 89 89 88 88 89 89 88 88 88 88 88 
			 Solar Thermal 189 189 191 190 190 190 190 189 189 189 191 190 
			 Wind Turbines 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 78 
			 GSHP 88 88 88 88 88 88 89 88 88 88 88 88 
			 Hydro 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
			 Biomass Boiler 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 
			 Biomass Stoves 3G 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36

Departmental Correspondence

Alistair Burt: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what percentage of letters to his Department from hon. Members' Parliamentary offices were answered within 30 days of the date of receipt in each quarter from January 2008 to March 2009.

Chris Mole: The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members correspondence. The report for 2008 was published on 2 April 2009,  Official Report, columns 80-86WS.

Motorcycles: Licensing

Justine Greening: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what percentage of  (a) 16,  (b) 17,  (c) 18,  (d) 19 and  (e) 20 years old resident in (i) the London Borough of Wandsworth, (ii) London and (iii) England hold a provisional moped licence.

Paul Clark: The following table provides the total number of provisional moped licence holders by age and location. The percentage against total residents in these areas is not available to the Department for Transport:
	
		
			 Wandsworth 
			  Age  England  London  SW15  SW18  SW19 
			 16 56,791 3,554 19 29 32 
			 17 315,346 17,801 195 179 264 
			 18 267,336 22,332 217 224 288 
			 19 229,826 23,571 208 207 271 
			 20 211,974 23,351 213 207 250

Railways: Hearing Impaired

David Anderson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps his Department has taken to encourage rail franchisees to make services accessible to deaf and hard of hearing people in the last five years.

Chris Mole: All rail franchisees are required to have a Disabled Persons' Protection Policy, which sets out how they will assist disabled passenger to use their services. This includes commitments that all on-train and station passenger information systems will give both aural and visual information where possible, including ad hoc announcements about service delays. In addition, pre-booked assistance lines are required to have a minicom or textphone number available.
	Any new or upgraded infrastructure at stations must comply with "Accessible Train and Station Design for Disabled people: A Code of Practice", which includes the provision of proper signage and induction loops. All customer facing staff are also required to receive disability awareness training which includes how to assist deaf or hard of hearing passengers.
	Since 1998, all new trains have been required to meet modern accessibility standards, which rail franchisees also use as the appropriate standard when undertaking major refurbishment work to older vehicles. Almost 5000 new trains now meet the standards, which include requirements for audio and visual passenger information systems, and door controls that are illuminated when they are operable. Last year, the Government set 1 January 2020 as the date by which time the entire national rail fleet must be accessible.
	The winner of the new South Central franchise has also committed to monitor the success of its assisted passengers reservation system, which enables customers to book staff assistance before travelling.

Transport

Gordon Banks: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps he plans to take to improve the main transport routes in the UK.

Chris Mole: holding answer 22 June 2009
	The publication of Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (DaSTS) in November 2008 re-iterated the Department's commitment to serious long term transport planning.
	We are investing £15 billion up to 2014 to transform the rail network, redeveloping stations and lengthening platforms. We are also delivering 1,300 extra carriages which will provide around 10,000 extra seats per day.
	In January we announced up to £6 billion investment in the national strategic roads network. This will fund schemes on our major motorways including the M1, M6, M25 and M62 and major trunk roads the A1 and A14. This will deliver around 520 additional lane miles including 340 lane miles of hard shoulder running.
	We have also set up a company, High Speed Two, to develop proposals for a high speed line to the West Midlands possible via interchange at Heathrow, with options for links to the North and Scotland.

Departmental Lost Property

Crispin Blunt: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many laptop computers belonging to  (a) his Department and  (b) its agencies have been lost or stolen in the last five years.

Michael Foster: The information requested is as follows:
	 (a) The Department for International Development's (DFID's), central accounting records detailing write-off and lost information holds the following data in relation to laptop computers:
	
		
			  Classification  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Lost 0 0 0 0 4 
			 Stolen 6 6 3 8 2 
		
	
	All DFID laptops have secure encryption technology and no data has been put at risk. All losses and thefts are investigated by our Business Solutions Division and Security section for breach of security practice.
	 (b) We do not have any agencies.

Departmental Water

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what estimate he has made of the water consumption on his Department's estate in  (a) 2005-06 and  (b) 2006-07, (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff.

Michael Foster: The water consumption on DFID's UK estate for this period, and thereafter, was as follows:
	
		
			   Water use (cu m)  Water use (per full-time equivalent member of staff) 
			 2005-06 13,556 6.7 
			 2006-07 12,398 7.1 
			 2007-08 17,223 10.0 
		
	
	Our latest figures for 2008-09 show we achieved a significant reduction to 9,341 cubic metres. This was due to a number of initiatives such as waterless urinals and dual flush cisterns. This data is reported annually in the Sustainable Development Commission's Report "Sustainable Development in Government".

International Assistance: Children

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps he plans to take towards fulfilment of his commitment to assist children in conflict zones to attend schools.

Michael Foster: Over the period 2002-03, 2007-08 the Department for International Development (DFID) has more than doubled bilateral support to education in fragile states. In 2007 DFID outlined further plans for increasing support to education for children affected by conflict or living in fragile states. This 2007 announcement by Gordon Brown included commitments to provide financial support for education in specific conflict and post-conflict states. Significant progress gas been made in these countries. In Afghanistan DFID has contributed £60 million to the Afghanistan reconstruction trust fund that meets the costs of 100,000 teachers. DFID's total contributions in Afghanistan to date have helped increase the number of pupils in school from two million in 2002 to over 5.4 million. In Somalia, DFID's is supporting to date some 18,500 boys and girls in school through partnerships with UNICEF and non governmental organisations (NGOs).
	Globally, DFID provides UNICEF with £4 million per year to strengthen UNICEF's humanitarian response, including in the education sector. DFID is also currently working with UNICEF and other development partners to finalise the setting up of a fund, as part of the Fast Track Initiative (FTI) partnership, to support education in countries emerging from conflict and fragility. We will contribute £20 million to this fund.

National Lottery: Chorley

Lindsay Hoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much Lottery funding has been received by each project in receipt of such funding in Chorley in each of the last five years.

Si�n Simon: holding answer 22 June 2009
	Lottery awards made to organisations in the Chorley local authority area between 2004-05 and 2008-09, are set out in the following tables:
	
		
			  Table 1: 2004-05 
			  Grant date  Recipient  Grant amount () 
			 12 April 2004 The Lancashire African Association 4,980 
			 12 April 2004 South Ribble and Chorley New Media Association 5,000 
			 12 April 2004 Sea Cadet Corps: Chorley Unit 526 1,050 
			 12 April 2004 Croston Junior Football Club 4,361 
			 20 April 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 875 
			 5 May 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 11 May 2004 Brothers of Charity 'Friends of Thursday' Club 3,350 
			 11 May 2004 LGBT Community Media 5,000 
			 11 May 2004 Chorley Community Film Makers Association 5,000 
			 11 May 2004 Hurst Green Bungalows Over 60's Committee 1,325 
			 25 May 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 300 
			 8 June 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 780 
			 8 June 2004 Coppull Arts and Activities Group 5,000 
			 8 June 2004 St. Peters Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade 2,169 
			 8 June 2004 Chorley and District Mencap Society 4,781 
			 10 June 2004 Heritage Trust for the North West 1,695,000 
			 14 June 2004 Mrs. Prabha Appaji 5,000 
			 22 June 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 780 
			 6 July 2004 Beechbuds Pre-School 4,040 
			 6 July 2004 The Chorley and District Historical and Archaeological Society 5,000 
			 6 July 2004 Chorley Tennis Club 4,740 
			 7 July 2004 Creative Minds 7,900 
			 13 July 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 875 
			 21 July 2004 Visual Concepts UK Ltd. 1,250 
			 27 July 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 2,100 
			 3 August 2004 Clayton Brook Community Group 4,960 
			 3 August 2004 Chorley Community Cinema 5,000 
			 5 August 2004 Age Concern Lancashire 106,532 
			 10 August 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 300 
			 8 September 2004 Home-Start Chorley and South Ribble 5,000 
			 8 September 2004 Balshaw Lane Community Primary School 4,284 
			 8 September 2004 The Travelling Mulberries 5,000 
			 8 September 2004 Music and Arts for Chorley Youth (M.A.C.Y.) 4,412 
			 8 September 2004 Eccleston Brass Band 5,000 
			 23 September 2004 Brothers of Charity 'Friday Club' 2,439 
			 1 October 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 7 October 2004 Croston Parish Plan Steering Group 10,286 
			 14 October 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 14 October 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 2,100 
			 22 October 2004 Rivington and Blackrod High School 4,627 
			 4 November 2004 WWIIMemories 24,930 
			 4 November 2004 Age Concern Lancashire 10,340 
			 10 November 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 1,050 
			 10 November 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 7,000 
			 10 November 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 425 
			 25 November 2004 Chorley St. Laurence Historical Society 5,000 
			 8 December 2004 Age Concern Chorley 9,999 
			 8 December 2004 Named Individual 10,000 
			 10 December 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 300 
			 10 December 2004 Home-Start Chorley and South Ribble 88,227 
			 14 December 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 875 
			 14 December 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 3,475 
			 21 December 2004 Chorley Photographic Society 4,908 
			 21 December 2004 Chorley Capers 5,000 
			 21 December 2004 1st Clayton Brook Beaver Scouts 3,600 
			 21 December 2004 Weldbank Junior Bowling Club 4,951 
			 21 December 2004 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 25 January 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 875 
			 9 February 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 9 February 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 2,100 
			 23 February 2005 Whittle-le-Woods Community Hall Trust 5,000 
			 23 February 2005 Chorley Youth Music 5,000 
			 23 February 2005 New Vision Audio Workshops 5,000 
			 23 February 2005 Friends of the River Yarrow 5,000 
			 23 February 2005 Mawdesley Village Hall 5,000 
			 23 February 2005 Euxton Primrose Hill Out of School Club 4,529 
			 23 February 2005 St. Michael's and All Angels (Croston) Parish Church 4,798 
			 23 February 2005 Chorley Borough Cricket Development Group 4,890 
			 23 February 2005 Chorley Trials Club 3,853 
			 23 February 2005 Runshaw College 5,000 
			 10 March 2005 Oceanstorm Films (UK) Ltd. 750 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 2: 2005-06 
			  Grant date  Recipient  Grant amount () 
			 26 April 2005 Rivington Terraced Gardens Project 8,500 
			 3 May 2005 Chorley's Lifestyle Centre for the Over 50's 1,950 
			 10 May 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 525 
			 10 May 2005 Astley Village Parish Council 5,000 
			 10 May 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 875 
			 10 May 2005 City of Preston (Junior) Hockey Club 4,300 
			 10 May 2005 ME/CFS Self Help Support Group (Preston) 4,960 
			 10 May 2005 Chorley Hospital Radio 5,000 
			 10 May 2005 Brindle Parish Institute 2,350 
			 10 May 2005 Clayton Brook Community House 4,990 
			 8 June 2005 North Russia Club 5,600 
			 10 June 2005 Named Individual 500 
			 10 June 2005 Oceanstorm Films (UK) Ltd. 4,000 
			 15 June 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 1,300 
			 15 June 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 2,100 
			 27 June 2005 Chorley, South Ribble and Districts Citizens Advice Bureaux 4,500 
			 28 June 2005 Totsercise 4,695 
			 28 June 2005 Preston Poets Society 2,941 
			 29 June 2005 Chorley Borough Council 9,700 
			 29 June 2005 Heroes Return Award to an individual 2,100 
			 1 July 2005 The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Ltd. 139,256 
			 4 July 2005 The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside 47,400 
			 4 August 2005 Creative Minds 7,696 
			 9 August 2005 Holy Cross RC High School 140,000 
			 15 August 2005 Bongomagic 5,000 
			 15 August 2005 St. Paul's Amateur Players 5,000 
			 15 August 2005 South West Chorley Community Safety Group 4,950 
			 5 September 2005 Physico Theatre Ltd. 24,900 
			 12 September 2005 The Bolton Astronomical Society 4,550 
			 4 October 2005 Chorley's Lifestyle Centre for the Over 50's 55,591 
			 4 October 2005 Chorley and South Ribble Council For Voluntary Service 44,317 
			 4 October 2005 ME/CFS Self Help Support Group (Preston) 22,139 
			 24 October 2005 Eccleston Heritage Clog 3,060 
			 24 October 2005 Chorley Film Society 4,489 
			 24 October 2005 The Chorley DJ Collective 5,000 
			 24 October 2005 The Chorley Well Women Centre 3,850 
			 24 October 2005 Chorley Youth Dance 5,000 
			 24 October 2005 St. Pauls (Adlington) Nursery 5,000 
			 25 November 2005 Age Concern Lancashire 295,360 
			 29 November 2005 Brindle St. James' Parents, Teachers and Friends Association 2,000 
			 29 November 2005 Preston Pride Basketball Club 3,952 
			 29 November 2005 Croston St. Michael's Scout Group 3,800 
			 24 January 2006 White Coppice Cricket Club 5,000 
			 24 January 2006 Soundworks 2,195 
			 24 January 2006 Ulnes Walton Charitable Fund 4,995 
			 8 February 2006 Horwich R.M.I. Harriers and Athletic Club 5,000 
			 8 February 2006 The Arts Partnership 88,026 
			 7 March 2006 Leyland Lawn Tennis Club 4,586 
			 7 March 2006 Bretherton Out of School Club 5,000 
			 7 March 2006 Rural Community Partnership Trust 4,910 
			 7 March 2006 Brindle Historical Society 1,600 
			 20 March 2006 Leyland Fox Lane Bowling Club 5,000 
			 20 March 2006 Anderton Parish Council 5,000 
			 20 March 2006 Jubilee Concertinas 3,450 
			 20 March 2006 Brindle Parish Institute (Brindle Community Hall) 4,991 
			 20 March 2006 Chorley Cricket Club 4,985 
			 20 March 2006 Moss Side Village Playgroup 2,894 
			 20 March 2006 Charnock Richard Cricket Club 2,633 
			 20 March 2006 Abbey Village Primary School 4,250 
			 20 March 2006 Ormskirk Tennis Club 2,455 
			 20 March 2006 Adlington and District Carnival Committee Limited 5,000 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 3: 2006-07 
			  Grant date  Recipient  Grant amount () 
			 11 April 2006 Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside 50,000 
			 9 May 2006 Function Room 4,925 
			 9 May 2006 Art in Adlington 4,920 
			 9 May 2006 Astley Village Juniors Football Club 4,853 
			 31 May 2006 Chorley Borough Bowls Forum 3,535 
			 31 May 2006 Chorley District Scout Council 5,000 
			 31 May 2006 Croston Community Centre 4,976 
			 31 May 2006 South Lancashire Arts Partnership 5,000 
			 31 May 2006 Chorley Womens Refuge Group 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Euxton Methodist Scout Group 4,983 
			 26 June 2006 Age Concern Chorley 4,137 
			 26 June 2006 Withnell Fold Primary School 4,996 
			 26 June 2006 Chorley Marlins Amateur Swimming Club 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Mawdesley Equine and People Trust 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Sea Cadet Corps: Chorley Unit 526 4,750 
			 26 June 2006 Rivington and Blackrod High School 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Mayfield School 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 St. Michael's and All Angels (Croston) Parish Church 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Heapey Parish Council 5,000 
			 26 June 2006 Age Concern Lancashire 169,826 
			 26 June 2006 Home-Start Chorley and South Ribble 3,800 
			 11 July 2006 Holy Cross Catholic High School 151,911 
			 26 July 2006 Briary Court and Carr Barn Brow Residents Association 4,869 
			 26 July 2006 Starfish 4,889 
			 31 August 2006 1st Euxton Rof Scout Group 10,000 
			 31 August 2006 Charnock Richard Scarecrow Festival Committee 2,884 
			 31 August 2006 Clayton Thursday Club 6,800 
			 25 September 2006 Chorley and South Ribble M.E. Support Group 5,000 
			 26 September 2006 South Lancashire Arts Partnership 7,500 
			 28 September 2006 Bears Paw Patchers 1,470 
			 3 November 2006 Brothers of Charity Open House 1,850 
			 3 November 2006 Mawdesley Village Planning Committee 5,445 
			 3 November 2006 Black Horse Bowling Club 10,000 
			 3 November 2006 Chorley and District Neighbourhood Watch Association 5,585 
			 3 November 2006 Abbey Village and Brinscall Playgroup 10,000 
			 3 November 2006 Creative Minds 2,800 
			 3 November 2006 Chorley and South Ribble CrossroadsCaring for Carers 4,055 
			 3 November 2006 Chorley Cougars Basketball Club 3,314 
			 23 November 2006 Visual Concepts UK/Martin Talbot 4,250 
			 27 November 2006 Lancashire Care NHS Trust Adult Mental Health In Patient Unit 10,000 
			 27 November 2006 92 (Chorley) Squadron Air Training Corps 3,970 
			 27 November 2006 Blackburn with Darwen Action Learning Network 10,000 
			 27 November 2006 Chorley and District Choral Society 4,240 
			 29 November 2006 South Lancashire Learning Disability Training Consortium 22,692 
			 3 January 2007 Genesis Workshops 10,000 
			 3 January 2007 Withnell Vs Brinscall 9,850 
			 3 January 2007 Vernon Carus Cricket Club 8,000 
			 29 January 2007 Rivington and Blackrod High School 20,500 
			 27 February 2007 Friends of Cuerden Valley Park 3,889 
			 27 February 2007 Chorley Community Music Consortium 4,925 
			 27 February 2007 Positive Action in Chorley East 9,940 
			 8 March 2007 The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside 510,000 
			 27 March 2007 Adlington Canoe Club 2,839 
			 27 March 2007 The Guide Association Lancashire North West 5,000 
			 27 March 2007 St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3,052 
			 27 March 2007 St. Michaels C E High School 1,000 
			 27 March 2007 Valley Brass (Haydock) 4,428 
			 27 March 2007 Pendle Community High School 4,350 
			 30 March 2007 Mawdesley Equine and People Trust 5,000 
			 30 March 2007 Hundred Acre Wood Mother and Toddlers 4,008 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 4: 2007-08 
			  Grant date  Recipient  Grant amount () 
			 20 April 2007 Eccleston Heritage Clog 40,700 
			 30 April 2007 Community Leisure Services Ltd. 9,500 
			 30 April 2007 Rural Community Partnership Trust 5,000 
			 30 April 2007 Chorley Cricket Club 3,170 
			 24 May 2007 Saheliyaan Asian Women's Forum 5,000 
			 24 May 2007 Adlington Venture Unit 5,000 
			 24 May 2007 Brindle Historical Society 7,821 
			 24 May 2007 St. Mary's Chorley Scout Group 7,630 
			 24 May 2007 Croston Pre-School 8,231 
			 24 May 2007 Chorley District Scouts 5,000 
			 18 June 2007 Croston St. Michael's Scout Group 1,998 
			 3 July 2007 Chorley Borough Council 208,006 
			 24 July 2007 Eccleston Scout and Guides Group 10,000 
			 24 July 2007 Brothers of Charity Tuesday Club 2,100 
			 27 July 2007 Home-Start Chorley and South Ribble 159,972 
			 14 August 2007 David Alker and Peter Liddell Alker Liddell 1,900 
			 20 August 2007 Balshaw Lane Community Primary School 10,000 
			 20 August 2007 City of Preston High School 6,907 
			 20 August 2007 Home-Start Chorley and South Ribble 6,200 
			 17 September 2007 Named Individual 500 
			 19 September 2007 Rivington and Blackrod High School 433,277 
			 24 September 2007 Chorley and South Ribble CrossroadsCaring for Carers 5,945 
			 24 September 2007 Girlguiding UK Chor Valley District 2,945 
			 17 October 2007 Lancashire College 87,263 
			 23 October 2007 Starfish 4,604 
			 18 December 2007 St Paul's Amateur Players 5,000 
			 18 December 2007 The Friends of Chorley Quad 6,915 
			 21 January 2008 Tatton Community Group 9,700 
			 21 January 2008 Brindle Parish Institute 3,149 
			 21 January 2008 Chorley Challengers Sports Club 9,996 
			 21 January 2008 Cuerden Valley Park Trust 10,000 
			 11 February 2008 Bretherton and Croston Angling Club 6,166 
			 19 February 2008 Chorley Pals Memorial 10,000 
			 19 February 2008 Inward House Community Projects 5,000 
			 19 February 2008 Gillibrand Primary School 10,000 
			 19 February 2008 Rivington and Blackrod High School 3,500 
			 26 February 2008 Paul Gallagher 4,770 
		
	
	
		
			  Table 5: 2008-09 
			  Grant date  Recipient  Grant amount () 
			 7 April 2008 Music and Arts for Chorley Youth (M.A.C.Y.) 3,125 
			 7 April 2008 Rural Community Partnership Trust 4,750 
			 7 April 2008 Chorley Division Rangers 9,780 
			 7 April 2008 Preston Pride Basketball Club 6,850 
			 7 April 2008 Central Lancashire ME/CFS Support Group 6,809 
			 8 April 2008 Tom Bell T/A Reckless Invention 10,435 
			 8 May 2008 The Lancashire Wildlife Trust Ltd. 224,639 
			 8 May 2008 South Ribble BC (South Ribble CSN) 137,610 
			 12 May 2008 Function Room 4,966 
			 12 May 2008 The Hoghton Players Drama Group 5,073 
			 13 May 2008 Lorraine Berry 1,159 
			 30 May 2008 South Ribble BC (South Ribble CSN) 30,000 
			 9 June 2008 Euxton Youth Cricket Academy 7,340 
			 10 June 2008 Rivington and Blackrod High School 4,000 
			 14 July 2008 Chorley Borough Cricket Development Group 9,930 
			 14 July 2008 Coppull Parish Council 9,415 
			 11 August 2008 Mawdesley Millennium Green Trust 6,792 
			 11 August 2008 Croston and District Boules League 2,880 
			 11 August 2008 Adlington and District in Bloom Action Group 4,339 
			 11 August 2008 Hoghton Women's Institute 1,033 
			 15 September 2008 North West Dance Alliance 7,200 
			 15 September 2008 Canon Slade C of E School 8,473 
			 2 October 2008 Maelstrom Dance 7,840 
			 13 October 2008 Chorley Photographic Society 7,896 
			 13 October 2008 Croston Subscription Bowling Club 9,920 
			 13 October 2008 Brinscall and District Drop In 975 
			 13 October 2008 Croston Parish Council 3,600 
			 21 October 2008 The Arts Partnership 20,900 
			 8 December 2008 Southlands High School 5,797 
			 8 December 2008 Grappenhall Hall School 6,775 
			 8 December 2008 Rainbow House For Conductive Education 55,250 
			 19 January 2009 Eccleston Parish Council 7,250 
			 19 January 2009 Rainbow House For Conductive Education 10,000 
			 10 February 2009 Age Concern Lancashire 1,200 
			 10 February 2009 Help The Homeless (Chorley) Ltd. 5,000 
			 10 February 2009 Eaves Green Residents Group 10,000 
			 11 March 2009 Sea Cadet Corps: Chorley Unit 526 6,310 
		
	
	These statistics come from the Department's lottery grants database. The database is searchable at:
	www.lottery.culture.gov.uk
	and uses information on lottery grants supplied by the lottery distributors.

Eastern Europe: Diplomatic Service

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many consular staff his Department employs in each of its embassies in Eastern Europe.

Chris Bryant: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff carrying out consular activities in our consular region of Central, Eastern Europe and the Balkans is 31.3. About 75 per cent. of these staff are locally hired, the remainder being diplomatic service officers. The list provides the details by post within Central, Eastern Europe and the Balkans.
	
		
			  Post name  Consular FTE 
			 Tirana 0.7 
			 Baku 1.1 
			 Minsk 0.2 
			 Banja Luka 0.1 
			 Sarajevo 0.4 
			 Sofia 3.6 
			 Zagreb 2.6 
			 Prague 2.5 
			 Tbilisi 0.9 
			 Budapest 2.2 
			 Pristina 0.5 
			 Skopje 0.7 
			 Chisinau 0.4 
			 Podgorica 1.2 
			 Warsaw 3.0 
			 Bucharest 2.4 
			 Ekaterinburg 0.2 
			 Moscow 3.3 
			 St. Petersburg 1.1 
			 Belgrade 1.4 
			 Bratislava 1.1 
			 Kyiv 1.6

Iraq: Politics and Government

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect on  (a) the stability of the Iraqi government and  (b) respect for human rights in Iraq of the assassination of Harith al-Obaidi; what discussions he has had with the Government of Iraq on the assassination of Harith al-Obaidi; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: We condemn the murder of the Iraqi MP Harith al- Obaidi. His death is a genuine loss to the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and to its Human Rights Committee of which he was an active deputy chair. He worked closely with officials at our embassy in Baghdad.
	The Iraqi Government and Council of Representatives have continually stood strong in the face of terrorism: the cross-party condemnation of his murder is a strong sign that they will do so again, and will not be diverted from the important legislative challenges that are vital for the country's future.
	My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has not discussed this matter with the Government of Iraq. However, he has written a personal letter to the Speaker of the Council of Representatives to offer the UK's support and condolences, and officials at our embassy in Baghdad have echoed that message in their meetings with a range of Iraqi parliamentarians.

10 Downing Street: Shops

Francis Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 16 March 2009,  Official Report, column 942W, on 10 Downing Street, 
	(1)  if she will place in the Library a copy of the list of retail prices of each item of merchandise available in the Downing Street gift shop;
	(2)  what the retail price of each individual item in the Downing Street gift shop is.

Angela Smith: I have nothing further to add to the answer given to the right hon. Member 16 March 2009,  Official Report, column 942W.

Alcoholic Drinks: Fines

Adrian Sanders: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fines have been issued in each police authority area for refusing to obey an instruction to stop drinking in a Designated Public Place order area in each of the last five years.

Alan Campbell: The number of fines issued for refusing to obey an instruction to stop drinking in a designated public place order is in the following table.
	PND data is not included in the table. The number of PNDs issued for failure to comply with a requirement by a constable within a designated public place order are as follows: 485 in 2004, 712 in 2005, 1,061 in 2006 and 1,544 in 2007.
	Data for 2008 will be available in autumn 2009.
	
		
			  Number of fines issued and average fine amount by police force area (PFA) for drinking in a designated public place( 1) , 2002-07 
			   2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007 
			  PFA  Fines issued  Average fine ()  Fines issued  Average fine ()  Fines issued  Average fine ()  Fines issued  Average fine ()  Fines issued  Average fine ()  Fines issued  Average fine () 
			 Avon and Somerset 1 60.00 2 30.00 4 42.50 1 10.00 3 41.67 4 96.25 
			 Bedfordshire 2 42.50 12 26.67 2 40.00 9 31.67 5 40.00 4 57.50 
			 Cambridgeshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 1 50.00 
			 Cheshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 
			 Cleveland 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 5 85.00 6 66.67 
			 Cumbria 1 30.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 0 n/a 
			 Derbyshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 100.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Devon and Cornwall 1 30.00 4 51.25 4 32.50 3 23.33 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Dorset 1 50.00 0 n/a 1 100.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Dyfed-Powys 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 75.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Essex 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 
			 Gloucestershire 0 n/a 1 25.00 2 20.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Greater Manchester 1 50.00 1 20.00 4 45.00 3 123.33 0 n/a 1 50.00 
			 Gwent 0 n/a 0 n/a 4 107.50 0 n/a 6 37.50 3 83.33 
			 Hampshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 0 n/a 1 100.00 1 80.00 
			 Humberside 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 
			 Kent 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Lancashire 0 n/a 3 43.33 2 35.00 1 100.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Leicestershire 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 2 45.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Merseyside 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 4 50.00 3 58.33 
			 Metropolitan Police 11 48.18 23 (2)40.00 13 40.38 12 72.92 10 45.50 5 49.00 
			 Norfolk 0 n/a 7 25.71 2 22.50 2 50.00 2 30.00 4 58.75 
			 North Wales 1 30.00 0 n/a 2 75.00 2 75.00 1 50.00 3 60.00 
			 Northumbria 1 50.00 2 105.00 3 76.67 8 62.50 3 50.00 9 50.00 
			 Nottinghamshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 40.00 2 47.50 
			 South Wales 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 0 n/a 1 100.00 0 n/a 
			 South Yorkshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 75.00 2 37.50 
			 Staffordshire 0 n/a 3 25.33 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Suffolk 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 2 52.50 
			 Sussex 1 50.00 1 20.00 5 55.00 6 43.33 7 37.14 4 37.50 
			 Thames Valley 0 n/a 9 40.00 18 44.17 5 55.00 5 54.00 3 58.33 
			 West Mercia 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 5 118.00 
			 West Midlands 0 n/a 3 43.33 8 53.13 7 65.00 2 27.50 11 50.91 
			 West Yorkshire 0 n/a 1 20.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Wiltshire 0 n/a 0 n/a 1 50.00 1 75.00 0 n/a 0 n/a 
			 Total 21 45.95 72 37.17 78 49.94 63 58.57 59 48.98 76 60.92 
			 n/a = Not applicable. (1) Under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 which came into force on the 1 September 2001, there were no offenders sentenced in 2001. (2) Excludes one fine amount which exceeds the statutory maximum and may be erroneous.  Notes: 1. Where a PFA does not appear in the list there have been no offenders fined in any of the years listed. 2. This data is presented on the principle offence basis. 3. These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. 4. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.  Source: OMS Analytical Services, Ministry of Justice.

Homicide: Peterborough

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many cases of homicide involving a killing by a sharp instrument there have been in Peterborough constituency since 1997.

Alan Campbell: Available information is from the Homicide Index and relates to the number of homicides recorded between 1997-98 and 2007-08.
	Homicide data is not broken down below police force area level. Peterborough is covered by Cambridgeshire police so data for this force has been provided.
	
		
			  Homicides currently recorded( 1)  where apparent method of killing is sharp instrument( 2) , Cambridgeshire police force area and Wales region, 1997-98 to 2007-08 
			  Year( 3)  Number 
			 1997-98 1 
			 1998-99 1 
			 1999-2000 4 
			 2000-01  
			 2001-02 1 
			 2002-03 2 
			 2003-04 5 
			 2004-05 2 
			 2005-06 2 
			 2006-07 2 
			 2007-08 4 
			 (1) As at 4 November 2008; figures are revised as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. (2) Includes knives as well as other sharp instruments. (3) Offences are shown according to the year in which the police initially recorded the offence as homicide. This is not necessarily the year in which the incident took place or the year in which any court decision was made.

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many caseworkers are employed by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner at each of the Office's locations.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 19 June 2009
	The Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC) is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Home Office, and is responsible for recruiting its own staff. There is currently an overall staff complement of 66 and as of 18 June 2009, the OISC employs 20 full-time and one part-time caseworker plus three casework managers. All are based at the OISC's only office in Tooley Street at London Bridge.

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

John McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many immigration advisers were registered and exempted by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner between 2001 and 2009.

Phil Woolas: holding answer 19 June 2009
	 The Office of the Immigration Service Commissioner (OISC) is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Home Office, and receives and deals with applications from advisers. Those individuals or organisations that charge for their advice and services pay a fee to the OISC to be regulated. Those individuals or organisations that provide advice and services without a charge are exempted from paying a fee to the OISC. No figures for 2001 and 2002 are available. Details of the numbers of advisers for years 2003-09 are:
	
		
			   Registered advisers  Exempted advisers  Total 
			 2001-02(1)
			 2002-03(1)
			 2003-04 499 2,297 2,796 
			 2004-05 1,034 2,291 3,325 
			 2005-06 1,241 2,392 3,629 
			 2006-07 1,770 2,356 3,915 
			 2007-08 1,677 2,395 4,061 
			 2008-09 1,851 2,386 4,199 
			 (1 )Some advisers work for more than one organisation and are counted more than once.

Children: Maintenance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  with reference to figures 16 and 18 in the National Audit Office report, Child Support Agency - Implementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC1174, Session 2005-06, if she will provide the same information for each year since 1993;
	(2)  in how many cases the Child Support Agency adjudicated that money was  (a) owed and  (b) not owed by the non-resident parent to the parent with care in each year since 1993;
	(3)  with reference to paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office report Child Support Agency - Implementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC1174, Session 2005-06, if she will provide the same information for each year since 1993;
	(4)  with reference to paragraphs 3.35 to 3.39 of the National Audit Office report Child Support Agency - Implementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC1174, Session 2005-06, if she will provide the same information for each year since 1993.

Jonathan R Shaw: The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Stephen Geraghty:
	In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
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	The Child Support Agency routinely publishes the full range of available statistical information in its Quarterly Summary of Statistics, the latest copy of which is available in the House of Commons library or online at:
	http://www.childmaintenance.org/publications/statistics.html
	The information that you have requested in your seven parliamentary questions set out above, which relate, in the main to the 2006 National Audit Office Report is routinely published in this statistical summary. The tables within this statistical summary which relate to your questions are set out below; however information is not always available to 1993 and information relating to the clerical caseload is also not always available in these tables.
	It should also be noted that in the three years since the National Audit Office report was published in June 2006, many changes have been made to the way in which the Agency monitors and reports its performance. In particular the focus has changed from monitoring cash and case compliance, which relate only to cases with a collection schedule in place had not been helpful, to refocus on the real purpose of the Agency; collecting money for children. We now report the amount of maintenance collected, the number of children benefiting from that maintenance, the percentage of cases which should benefit who do so and the calculation of maintenance for applications.
	In question 279053 you asked for an update of table 16 of the National Audit Office report, which provides information on case compliance, cash compliance, last decision accuracy and arrears collected as a percentage of arrears accrued. The latest case compliance figures from November 2005 only, are available in table 7.1 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics. The tables relating to both cash compliance and arrears collected as a percentage of arrears accrued have been suspended from the Quarterly Summary of Statistics. Full reasons for this are set out in the notes to tables 11 and 12. Information on last decision accuracy is available in from March 2004 in table 17.
	You also asked for an update of table 18 of the National Audit Office report, which provides information on enforcement action taken by the Agency. A full updated time series is available in table 21 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics.
	The information you requested in question 279054 is published in tables 2.2 and 2.3 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics and gives the number of current scheme cases cleared each month by the Agency since 2003 and how many of these were initially assessed as owing and not owing money. This is information is not available for old scheme cases. Table 6 also gives a breakdown of the number of cases in any given month and the volumes that are assessed as nil liability as well as those positively assessed. This information is available for both schemes from November 1995.
	In question 279056 you asked for an update of paragraph 14 of the National Audit Office, which report provides information on uncleared applications, applications received and applications cleared. The opening summary table of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics provides information on the volume of uncleared current scheme applications which includes clerical performance from March 2007 only. Table 2.1 sets out a time series from 2003 of uncleared applications across both statutory maintenance schemes as well as applications and clearances which excludes clerical performance.
	In question 279057 you asked for an update of paragraphs 3.35 to 3.39 of the National Audit Office report, which provides information on the number of cases with a positive liability and breaks these down into those that pay maintenance, those yet to pay maintenance as well as further breakdowns detailing maintenance direct cases and assessed not charging cases.
	Table 6 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics gives information on the case status of all cases with a maintenance assessment/calculation, while table 7,1 gives a breakdown of all cases where the Agency has requested maintenance and in how many cases maintenance was received. Table 7.2 gives information on the number of cases where maintenance was collected or arranged as well as the number of cases with a liability to pay maintenance. The information is available from November 1995.
	In question 279117 you asked for an update of figure 11 of the National Audit Office report gives information on the intake of current scheme applications, current scheme clearances and the volume of old scheme uncleared cases. This information is available in table 2.1 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics from 2003 only.
	In question 279118 you asked for an update of figure 12 of the National Audit Office report, which gives the percentage of cases in age bands of current scheme uncleared applications at clearance and age of uncleared current scheme applications. A full time series is available in tables 4 and 5 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics. As this is current scheme only, data is only available from 2003.
	Finally, in question 279119 you asked for information relating to errors in maintenance calculation; table 17 of the Quarterly Summary of Statistics gives information on the accuracy of maintenance decisions and how many were accurate to within a penny. This information is based on a sampling exercise and is available from March 2004.
	I hope you find this answer helpful.

Children: Maintenance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  with reference to figure 11 in the National Audit Office report Child Support Agency Implementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC 1174, Session 2005-06, what the figures were for the three types of case in each month since 1993;
	(2)  with reference to figure 12 in the National Audit Office report, Child Support AgencyImplementation of the Child Support Reforms, HC 1174, Session 2005-06, if she will provide the same information in tabulated form for each year since 1993;
	(3)  how many cases registered with the Child Support Agency were  (a) found and  (b) projected to contain maintenance calculation errors in each year since 1993.

Jonathan R Shaw: holding answer 12 June 2009
	The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

Children: Maintenance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the number of children in the UK for whom maintenance payments  (a) are and  (b) are not made via the Child Support Agency.

Jonathan R Shaw: holding answer 15 June 2009
	The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission is responsible for the child maintenance system. I have therefore asked the Child Maintenance Commissioner to write to the hon. Member with the information requested.
	 Letter from Stephen Geraghty:
	In reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the Child Support Agency, the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Child Maintenance Commissioner as the Child Support Agency is now the responsibility of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.
	You asked the Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of children in the UK for whom maintenance payments  (a) are and  (b) are not made via the Child Support Agency.
	The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission estimates that there are some 2.6 million separated families in Britain in which over 3 million children do not live with both their parents. Surveys indicate that less than half of these families have effective arrangements; of those that do, around half have made them through the Child Support Agency and half privately or through the courts.
	These estimates are derived from a combination of CSA administrative data; DWP and Office of National Statistics (ONS) survey data (Families and Children Study, Labour Force Survey); and ONS population projections. The Commission has therefore begun its own programme of research, measurement and evaluation to provide robust measures of the impact of the Commission's services on these families as well as to understand more about the attitudes, behaviours, service needs and expectations of its current and potential future clients.
	I hope you find this answer helpful.

Future Jobs Fund

Oliver Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many  (a) local authorities,  (b) social enterprises and  (c) other third sector providers have (i) applied and (ii) qualified for money from the Future Jobs Fund;
	(2)  how many  (a) young people and  (b) people from other disadvantaged groups have received assistance from the Future Jobs Fund.

Jim Knight: The Future jobs Fund is an important new initiative designed to create 150,000 new jobs; 100,000 of which will be for young people and 50,000 for those living in unemployment hotspots. We are currently inviting bids from a wide range of organisations and partnerships including social enterprises and third sector organisations, to create valuable jobs that bring real benefits to individuals and their communities.
	Funding will be allocated through a competitive bidding process that opened on 13 May 2009. The first jobs will be created by October 2009 and we recommend that bids to create jobs by then should be submitted by 30 June 2009. Officials will start the assessment process in early July. Thereafter, bids will be assessed on a rolling basis.

Mobility Allowance

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  if she will extend eligibility for the mobility allowance to people with a disability who are over the age of 65;
	(2)  if she will estimate the annual cost of giving a mobility allowance to every disabled person over pensionable age who would qualify for the allowance if they were under pensionable age; and if she will make a statement;
	(3)  what representations her Department has received from individuals or organisations in favour of the mobility allowance being made available to newly-disabled people over the age of 65 in the last two years.

Jonathan R Shaw: The Department received numerous representations from a broad range of individuals and organisations in the last two years on the matter of extending the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance to people who become disabled after the age of 65. The cost of introducing such a measure cannot be established as there is no reliable data on which estimates could be made of the number of people over the age of 65 who might be entitled to the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance if they were to make a claim.
	We have no plans to amend the entitlement conditions. It is normal for pensions and benefits schemes to contain different provisions for people at different stages of their lives. Disability Living Allowance is intended to focus additional help with the extra costs of disability on people who have the very considerable disadvantage of being severely disabled early, or relatively early, in life and who, in consequence, face limited opportunities to work, earn and save compared with non-disabled people.
	Attendance Allowance provides help with the disability-related extra costs of people who experience the onset of disability after age 65. Based on the need for personal care, this help is part of the wide range of support that the Government make available to older people so that they can have a decent and secure income in retirement.

Temporary Accommodation: Essex

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many households were in temporary accommodation in  (a) Essex and  (b) Castle Point in each of the last five years; and what the average time spent in such accommodation was.

Ian Austin: Information about English local housing authorities' actions under the homelessness legislation (part 7 of the Housing Act 1996) is collected quarterly at local authority level.
	Data collected includes the number of households accepted by local housing authorities as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need, and therefore owed a main homelessness duty (to secure that suitable accommodation is available). If a settled home is not immediately available, the authority must secure temporary accommodation until a settled home becomes so.
	The number of households housed in temporary accommodation by local authorities as at the last day of each quarter, is also recorded. This figure consists of those households which have been accepted as owed the main homelessness duty; those for which inquiries are pending; those being accommodated for a limited period because they have been found intentionally homeless and in priority need; those being accommodated pending possible referral to another authority; and those being accommodated pending the outcome of a local authority review or county court appeal.
	Summary tables including the total number of households in temporary accommodation arranged by each local authority as at the end of each year between 1997-98 and 2008-09 (TA by LA), have been deposited in the Library.
	The county of Essex includes the following local authorities: Basildon, Braintree, Brentwood, Castle Point, Chelmsford, Colchester, Epping Forest, Harlow, Maiden, Rochford, Tendring, Uttlesford; and the unitary authorities, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock.
	We do not collect centrally the average time spent in temporary accommodation for these households.

Departmental Public Relations

Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what each  (a) of his Department's arms length bodies,  (b) strategic health authority and  (c) special health authority has spent on public affairs consultancy in each of the last 10 years.

Phil Hope: The information for strategic health authorities is not held centrally.
	The information for arms length bodies (ALBs), including special health authorities (SpHAs), is shown in the following table:
	
		
			  Expenditure 
			   
			  ALB's  (including SpHAs)  1999-2000  2000-01  2000-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  20066-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Appointments Commission Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Alcohol Education and Research Council 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Not in existence This information is not available centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost 
			 General Social Care Council Not in existence 0 5,699 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Health Protection Agency Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority This information is not available centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost 
			 Human Tissue Authority Not in existence 0 0 0 0 
			 Information Centre(1) Not in existence 0 83,637 34,639 81,427 
			 Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Not in existence 0 0 34,000 34,000 0 0 
			 Monitor-Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 49,700 
			 NHS Business Services Authority(1) Not in existence 0 0 0 0 
			 NHS Blood and Transplant(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,461 26,176 
			 NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement(1) Not in existence 0 0 0 
			 NHS Litigation Authority(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 NHS Professional(1) Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 
			 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence(1) This information is not available centrally and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost 
			 National Patient Safety Agency(1) Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 National Treatment Agency for substance Misuse(1) Not in existence 0 0 0 1,657 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board Not in existence 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 (1) Denotes a special health authority.

Maternity Services

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much of the 330 million three-year allocation for improvements to maternity services was committed in 2008-09.

Ann Keen: The 330 million that is being made available over three years is included in primary care trust (PCT) baseline allocations. These allocations are not ring-fenced, and PCTs are able to determine how best to deliver national requirements and local priorities including how much to invest in particular services. The amount of expenditure that has been committed to maternity services is therefore determined by the national health service locally and not the Department. Data on total expenditure on maternity in 2008-09 is not yet available until the autumn.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Pay

Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was paid in bonuses to  (a) directors,  (b) senior managers,  (c) specialist and delivery managers and  (d) executive support and administration staff in the Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in each of the last five years.

Mike O'Brien: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) does not hold the information in the categories of staff requested. The following information is based on staff bonuses received by staff at senior civil service (SCS) grades and grades below SCS (Non SCS). Data for 2004-05 are unavailable.
	
		
			   
			  Category  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07  2007-08  2008-09 
			 Performance Bonus (SCS including Directors) n/a 254,568 342,597 593,724 780,160 
			 Performance Bonus (Non SCS) n/a n/a n/a n/a (1)41,611 
			 Bonus in lieu of salary increase (Non SCS) n/a 12,946 12,279 18,813 16,889 
			 Special Bonus (SCS and Non SCS) n/a 196,258 262,827 234,770 614,271 
			 Total n/a 463,772 617,704 847,307 1,411,320 
			 (1) Introduced in 2008

Business: Regulation

Brian Binley: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to businesses of regulations due to come into force in April 2009.

Ian Lucas: Government Departments publish details of regulatory changes introduced on the two common commencement dates of 6 April and 1 October on the BusinessLink website:
	http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/ccds
	In April 2009, 22 regulatory changes were published on BusinessLink.
	These included the second phase of the extension to the statutory entitlement to four weeks' paid holiday required under the EU working time directive, making it additional to the number of bank holidays in England and Wales. This extended the right for all workers from 24 to 28 days holiday a year. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economics and Business on 28 April 2009,  Official Report, column 1274W. The cost to business of this second phase was estimated at between 1.8 and 2.4 billion.
	The remaining 21 regulatory changes are estimated to have a total additional net cost to business of approximately 30 million. The estimated total benefits of these 21 regulatory changes are in excess of 230 million, it is not always possible to monetise the benefits of regulation.

UK Trade and Investment: Low Carbon Sector

Gregory Barker: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 
	(1)  what UK Trade and Investment support is planned for UK low carbon sector businesses at  (a) the architecture seminar on sustainable buildings as part of the Singapore Design Festival in November 2009,  (b) BESAsia in Kuala Lumpur in November 2009,  (c) Technology World in November 2009,  (d) the NanoForum and Energising Technologies Conference in November 2009,  (e) the World Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in January 2010,  (f) Ecobuild in London in March 2010 and  (g) the Shanghai World Expo in 2010;
	(2)  if he will place in the Library a copy of the organisational chart for the UK Trade and Investment Low Carbon Sector Group;
	(3)  what work the UK Trade and Investment Low Carbon Sector Group has undertaken; and what further work is planned;
	(4)  who attended the UK Trade and Investment low carbon partnership event on 25 March 2009.

Ian Lucas: UK Trade and Investment aims to maximise international opportunities for UK businesses with low carbon products, services and solutions across the whole economy.
	UK Trade and Investment is leading on a UK Low Carbon International Marketing Strategy. This is a partnership between business and Government to build the UK's low carbon reputation and position the UK to take advantage of global business opportunities.
	The strategy's overarching messaging and case studies of UK low carbon solutions were launched at a partnership event on 25 March 2009. This was a joint event organised by UK Trade and Investment and the Carbon Trust. Approximately 70 representatives from UK business, professional bodies and organisations with low carbon solutions or interest in the low carbon economy attended, in addition to David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and officials from UK Trade and Investment, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, and Department for Energy and Climate Change.
	Next steps are to develop specific marketing for a number of sectors and to use this in the UK and overseas to market the UK's low carbon offer to secure trade and investment.
	UK businesses will be able to showcase their low carbon solutions and meet international buyers at a number of events in the UK and overseas including the architecture seminar on sustainable buildings as part of the Singapore Design Festival in November 2009, BESAsia in Kuala Lumpur in November 2009, Technology World in November 2009, the NanoForum and Energising Technologies Conference in November 2009,  (e) the World Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi in January 2010, Ecobuild in London in March 2010 and  (g) the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
	As low carbon has bearing on all sectors of the economy, it has relevance to all sector teams in UKTI sectors Group and to delivery by the UK Trade and Investment network as a whole. The Managing Director of Sectors Group in UK Trade and Investment is responsible for the development of UK International Marketing Strategies including low carbon.